04.02-5.2026 | Hip, Hip, Hoo, Ray

04.02-5.2026 | Hip, Hip, Hoo, Ray

Meet Hip, Hip, Hoo and Ray:
Four ducks who really only make sense together.

Hip. Hip. Hoo. Ray.

Individually, slightly odd names. Together, a celebration.

Journal Day 53-56:
There is something inherently joyful about a cheer.

Hip, hip, hooray has been around for hundreds of years, called out at celebrations, victories, birthdays, weddings and moments when people simply decided something deserved a little noise.

I love that it requires participation. One person starts it, but the whole thing works better when other people join in.

Perhaps that is what I like most about these four. They aren't really four separate ducks. They are a tiny chorus.

A reminder of how good it feels to celebrate things. Big things, little things, other people's things, our own things.

And perhaps we could all use a few more reasons to shout:

Hip, Hip, Hoo, Ray!